com.cutestudio.colordialer up to 2.1.8-2 on Android Phone Call access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in com.cutestudio.colordialer up to 2.1.8-2 on Android. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Phone Call Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-42468. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in com.cutestudio.colordialer up to 2.1.8-2 on Android (Android App Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Phone Call Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The com.cutestudio.colordialer application through 2.1.8-2 for Android allows a remote attacker to initiate phone calls without user consent, because of improper export of the com.cutestudio.dialer.activities.DialerActivity component. A third-party application (without any permissions) can craft an intent targeting com.cutestudio.dialer.activities.DialerActivity via the android.intent.action.CALL action in conjunction with a tel: URI, thereby placing a phone call.

The weakness was shared 09/14/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-42468 since 09/11/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/02/2026). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-46908). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/11/2023 🔍
09/14/2023 +3 days 🔍
09/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
02/02/2026 +872 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-42468 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-42468
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-239699
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20130704

Entryinfo

Created: 09/14/2023 07:49
Updated: 02/02/2026 11:10
Changes: 09/14/2023 07:49 (39), 10/11/2023 16:34 (11), 09/26/2024 18:36 (16), 02/02/2026 11:10 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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